Partridge in a Pear Tree
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Rotating|
Score
7.09
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Tradition and innovation, consider this a blend. We innovated by staying the course. This quadruple ale sings traditionally familiar notes of dark sugar, caramel, spice, and a Bruery twist with the addition of poached pear, for a well balanced, fruit-forward, ale. Meant to be shared over special occasions with family and friends.
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obguthr (12524) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Currant nose. Hazy rust, thin head. Currants and dates. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
ineedbeer (4102) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from an original 750 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of caramel and toffee as well as lighter toasted bread notes and some candi sugar. Light alcohol spice. Light Belgian yeast esters and phenolics - a bit fruity with light clove and coriander notes. Some raisin, cranberry and cherry notes. Moderate oxidation with a bit of sherry and cardboard notes. Pours a murky, auburn-brown with amber hues on the edges and a medium thick, medium sized, dark tan head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and fairly long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with quite a bit of caramel and toffee with lighter notes of toasted bread and candi sugar. Some raisin, date, prune and cherry notes. Medium light peppery, coriander phenolic notes. Light alcohol spice. Moderate oxidation that really lingers in the finish with honey, sherry and one wet newspaper / cardboard. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this is better than expected considering the age. The oxidation isn't great, but I wonder if this will get much worse considering where it's at now. New 375 ml bottle is less oxidized, but I kinda like the roundedness of the older bottle. I'd say this beer is best with a few years on it.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample at Bob's Bar during the Bruery Almost 12 Beers Of Christmas Night! event on 12/05/2019. Dark reddish-brown color with a medium bone white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Yeast, dark fruit and malt in the nose. Full-bodied with flavors of Belgian yeast, dark fruit, caramel malt and a bit of spice. The finish is spiced fruit and yeast. Pretty good overall.
stevoj (18528) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750ml bottle at share. Dark brown pour with a small bubbly head. Aroma and taste reveal chocolate, plums, and sweet malts. Finishes with light savory notes and plenty of warmth.
jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Christmas 2017 - Pours dark brown - nose and taste of apple, dates, cinnamon, toffee, caramel and candi sugar - medium/full body
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle split at RB Best awards dinner, thanks to Peter Fucken Hale, 30/01/16. Chestnut brown with a decent tan head that clears to edgework. Nose is tangy fruits, dark toffee, spice, dates, prunes, Christmas cake. Taste comprises rich fruits, raisins, spice, toffee melt, prunes, stewed dates, fruit loaf. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid boosty shit.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at Ratebeer awards show. 30/01/2016. .A hazed nut brown colourd pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is plum fruit, mint, cakey malts, toffee, pear. Little age on the nose. Flavour is composed of sweet, plummy jammy fruits, apple cake, little earthy wood. mint. Palate is sweet and sticky, moderate carbonation.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared by phaleslu at RBWG: Poured a caramel color with no head. Aroma was huge dark fruit and malts. Taste was boozy with light fruit and sweet sticky malt.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared during the 2016 RB Best Awards. Big thanks to Pete for sharing this whale with the fellas. Pours clear amber with a creamy topping. Heavy liquefied caramel in the nose, along with figs, dates, bread and fruitcake. Richly sweet flavour, with moderate suggestions of oxidation, more bread, caramel, ripened semi-dark fruits. Full bodied, chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming on the finish, with more hearty caramel, faint cocoa, earthy bitterness, dried fruits. Nice stuff overall. Has aged pretty well.
DSG (25989) reviewed Partridge in a Pear Tree from The Bruery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Murky brown. Wood, vanilla, caramel, nuts, dark fruits, oxidation. Sweet, a bit spicy.